Species Lutimaribacter litoralis

Name: Lutimaribacter litoralis Iwaki et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the seashore

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lu-ti-ma-ri-BAK-ter li-to-RA-lis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 29506; JCM 17792; KCTC 23660; KU5D5

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB627076 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Iwaki H, Yasukawa N, Fujioka M, Takada K, Hasegawa Y. Isolation and characterization of a marine cyclohexylacetate-degrading bacterium Lutimaribacter litoralis sp. nov., and reclassification of Oceanicola pacificus as Lutimaribacter pacificus comb. nov. Curr Microbiol 2013; 66:588-593. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 154. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3931-3934.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thalassovita litoralis (Iwaki et al. 2013) Deshmukh and Oren 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    "Youngimonas litoralis" (Iwaki et al. 2013) Liu et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Thalassobius litoralis (Iwaki et al. 2013) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: KCTC 23600.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Lutimaribacter Yoon et al. 2009

Assigned by: Iwaki H, Yasukawa N, Fujioka M, Takada K, Hasegawa Y. Isolation and characterization of a marine cyclohexylacetate-degrading bacterium Lutimaribacter litoralis sp. nov., and reclassification of Oceanicola pacificus as Lutimaribacter pacificus comb. nov. Curr Microbiol 2013; 66:588-593. 🇯🇵

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